The Plays of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, to which are Added Notes, Volume 1J. Johnson, 1803 |
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... those who really knew Mr. Steevens will readily fubscribe : " Peace to thefe afhes ! once the bright attire 90 % Of STEEVENS , fparkling with ethereal fire ! admirable plan of illuftrating Shakspeare by the study of writers a 2 ...
... those who really knew Mr. Steevens will readily fubscribe : " Peace to thefe afhes ! once the bright attire 90 % Of STEEVENS , fparkling with ethereal fire ! admirable plan of illuftrating Shakspeare by the study of writers a 2 ...
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... those attendant infirmities which weaken the attachment to early purfuits , and diminish their importance ; " Superfluous lags the veteran on the flage . " To the admonition he is content to pay obedience ; and fatisfied that the hour ...
... those attendant infirmities which weaken the attachment to early purfuits , and diminish their importance ; " Superfluous lags the veteran on the flage . " To the admonition he is content to pay obedience ; and fatisfied that the hour ...
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... those to whom metrical recommendations are neceffary , that cuftom does not require they should be delivered upon oath . It is likewise probable that Ben Jonson had no in- timate acquaintance with the graphick art , and might not have ...
... those to whom metrical recommendations are neceffary , that cuftom does not require they should be delivered upon oath . It is likewise probable that Ben Jonson had no in- timate acquaintance with the graphick art , and might not have ...
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... those who affume the liberty of defpifing prints when moderately executed , may be taught by this example the ufe and value of them ; fince to a coarse engraving by a fecond - rate artist , 9 the publick is indebted for the recovery of ...
... those who affume the liberty of defpifing prints when moderately executed , may be taught by this example the ufe and value of them ; fince to a coarse engraving by a fecond - rate artist , 9 the publick is indebted for the recovery of ...
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... those who remember a fpecies of fraudulence recorded in Mr. Foote's Tafte : Clap Lord Dupe's arms on that half - length of Erafmus ; I have fold it him as his great grandfather's third bro- ther , for fifty guineas . " 66 of fomewhat ...
... those who remember a fpecies of fraudulence recorded in Mr. Foote's Tafte : Clap Lord Dupe's arms on that half - length of Erafmus ; I have fold it him as his great grandfather's third bro- ther , for fifty guineas . " 66 of fomewhat ...
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